We are supported by Chiseldon Parish Council who provide the venue for our museum.

Chiseldon Local History Group

Chiseldon Local History Group was formed to record and preserve objects and information related to the Parish of Chiseldon and where possible to make this
available to the public either through publications or in our museum.

Replica Chiseldon cauldron

Finding the cauldrons

As it might have looked

JULY 2025 MEETING

Our next meeting is on Wednesday, 16 July 2025 in Holy Cross Church Hall, Butts Road, SN4 0NN at 7.30pm. The subject is ‘Chiseldon Memories – a Magic Lantern Show’ with David Bailey. Chiseldon Local History Group has a large number of photographs of the village and surrounding areas in our archive. Some of these are in slide format. David will present an evening running through a selection of these using a traditional slide projector. This in itself will bring about memories of yesteryear! Please come along and see what we have in our archive. We will welcome contributions from anyone in the audience who can recall the people and locations that appear in the slides. Perhaps we will be able to add to some of the information that we have!

MUSEUM OPEN

The Museum is open for the summer season from 2pm to 4pm every Saturday from

19 April until 27 September 2025.

Exhibits this year will cover an archaeological map of the area,

a look back at the Spearhead festival held in the village in 1975,

and an exhibit to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

The display featuring the railway has been revamped to include a 'then and now' section,

and we also have a new volume of village photographs available to view.

We look forward to seeing old and new friends!

If you enjoy history, particularly local history, why not join Chiseldon Local History Group!
Come and join one of our meetings in Holy Cross Church Hall, Butts Road, Chiseldon, SN4 0NN
at 7.30pm on the third Wednesday of each month (except for August and December).
Annual membership is £20. If you are a visitor, there is a charge of £5 per meeting.

For our programme of speakers, please see Programme page.

Programme

For a list of books and pamphlets for sale please see our Publications page.

Publications

During the months of April to September you can visit our museum in the
Old Chapel, Butts Road, Chiseldon, SN4 0NN,
which is open on Saturday afternoons from 2pm until 4pm.
Entry is free of charge and the building is wheelchair accessible.

We are supported by Chiseldon Parish Council who provide the venue for our museum. Chiseldon Local History Group

Chiseldon Local History Group was formed to record and preserve objects and information related to the Parish of Chiseldon and where possible to make this available to the public either through publications or in our museum.